Schlein, Miriam (1926–2004)

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Schlein, Miriam (1926–2004)

American children's writer. Born Miriam Schlein, 1926, in Brooklyn, NY; died Nov 23, 2004, in New York, NY; Brooklyn College, BA, 1947; m. Harvey Weiss (illustrator, div.); children: Elizabeth S. Weiss and John M. Weiss.

Wrote over 100 books, which taught very young children about animals and concepts like time and space.

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